Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 219 | 129 | 78 | 67 | 50 | 58 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:47PM3.62m | 12:02PM3.62m | 00:24AM3.26m | 12:42PM3.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.90m | 6:17AM1.16m | 6:53PM1.16m | 6:59AM1.41m | 7:52PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 329 | 219 | 129 | 78 | 67 | 50 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 62 | 39 | 58 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 60 | 63 | 51 | 52 | 66 | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 141 | 141 | 31 | 125 | 125 | 33 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 113 | 113 |
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